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Plymouth water communications cyberattack

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A cyberattack disrupted cellular communications at two Plymouth water towers and several wastewater lift stations overnight July 26–27, 2026, but crews maintained operations manually without affecting water levels, quality, or public services. Plymouth restored all impacted communications connections July 28 and returned the system to normal operations; attribution remained unresolved.

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